PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Vermont defeated Drexel 69-59 in a women’s non-conference basketball game Saturday at Daskalakis Athletic Center.

The Catamounts used a decisive 25-point third quarter to pull away after trailing by four at halftime. Vermont held Drexel to 13 points in the final period to secure the win.

Drexel’s Amaris Baker scored a game-high 33 points in the loss. Laine McGurk added 11 points and seven assists for the Dragons, who fell to 7-4 overall. Attendance was 340.

Drexel opens Coastal Athletic Association play Jan. 4 against Campbell.